Radioactivity

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material that gives out ionising radiation all the time
Radioactive
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The place the ionising radiation comes from
nuclei
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what the E stands for in E=mc2
energy
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this radiation is absorbed by paper
alpha
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this radiation travels tens of cm
beeta
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this radiation is too intense to ever be completely absorbed
gamma
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atoms of an element that have different mass numbers
isotopes
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the joining together of 2 nuclei=nuclear...
fusion
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atoms are radioactive if the balance of protons+neutrons is too....
unequal
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during beeta decay the neutron splits into a proton and a...
electron
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the time taken for half the atoms in a sample to decay
half-life
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the atomic... stays the same during beeta decay
mass
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the atomic... decreases by 2 during alpha decay
number
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Card 2

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The place the ionising radiation comes from

Back

nuclei

Card 3

Front

what the E stands for in E=mc2

Back

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Card 4

Front

this radiation is absorbed by paper

Back

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Card 5

Front

this radiation travels tens of cm

Back

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